Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology at the University of Maine and a fruit tree specialist with UMaine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in the Kennebec Journal article “Apple-picking season begins — ready or not.” As orchards around Maine marked the start of the apple-picking season, experts said crops may need some time to catch […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released the eighth installment of “Growing Maine,” a series of short documentaries highlighting Maine food producers and farm families. The newest video tells the story of Balfour Farm in Pittsfield, a MOFGA-certified organic dairy farm producing cheese and yogurt. Heather and Doug Donahue, farmers for 18 years, moved to […]
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A number of media outlets reported that Sen. Susan Collins held a Senate field hearing Thursday at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab to promote a bill to boost federal funding to fight Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The Portland Press Herald reported the TICK Act, sponsored by Collins and Sen. Angus King, […]
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Advertiser Democrat advanced a workshop, “Succeeding with Pollinator Plantings: the Bees, the Bugs and the Basics,” hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension Oxford County, Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 at Hooker Family Farm in Oxford. Participants will learn […]
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Pamela Hargest, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension horticulturist, told the Portland Press Herald that Maine’s native bee populations are doing well and that it’s important to keep it that way. Maine is home to more than 270 species of native bees, many of which pollinate food crops. Showcasing the importance of pollinators is important […]
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Heather Leslie has been invited to deliver the Kolshorn Lecture at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at the University of Minnesota. The director of the Darling Marine Center will discuss “Creating resilient coastal communities and ecosystems: Connecting marine conservation science and practice.” Each year, a distinguished scientist or conservationist is invited to give the lecture. The […]
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Mainebiz featured the Upstart Center for Entrepreneurship in Orono, a University of Maine-run incubator program with a diverse mix of companies. “This incubator focuses on companies that typically have some kind of innovation,” says Renee Kelly, assistant vice president for innovation and economic development for the University of Maine and a business advisor at UpStart. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered Friday’s Maine Hello welcome for the 2,000-plus incoming first-year and new students, and their families. About 700 students and staff greeted the new Black Bears and helped them move into residence halls. University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy encouraged new students to “explore this campus. Really experience the full University of […]
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As part of its statewide fall visual arts preview, the Portland Press Herald highlighted the Joan Belmar exhibit “Way Stations” at the University of Maine Museum of Art. “Way Stations,” which opens Sept. 13, features new abstract paintings, including a pair of 92-inch tondos that Belmar created for the show. Belmar gravitates toward circular forms, […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal advanced the University of Maine Cooperative Extension mechanical weed control field day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The hands-on event is designed for farmers, crop advisers and other agricultural community members. Tool demonstrations and research results for vegetable […]
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